HEAL 2026 Sixth International Conference
Time to listen, learn & act for lasting impact on healthy environments and lives.
HEAL 2026 is a four-day hybrid international conference exploring the urgent health, climate, and environmental challenges facing Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and the world.
4-5 November 2026
Free registration: healnetwork.vfairs.com
Accepting abstracts: Until 15 August
For more information: healnetwork.au/heal-2026-conference
Regional Hub Sessions, 2 November 2026:
The HEAL Network’s eight Regional Hubs will bring together Aboriginal Elders and knowledge-holders, community members, researchers, policymakers, service providers, and people with lived experience to explore local environmental and climate health priorities. Through place-based dialogue and community-led engagement, these sessions will showcase how regional collaboration and participatory approaches are driving locally relevant solutions and informing policy and practice across Australia.
Global South, 3 November 2026: Bringing together leading voices from Australia and internationally to spotlight community-led responses to environmental change.
National Plenary Sessions and Thematic Breakout Sessions, 4 and 5 November 2026: Showcasing innovative research to support Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy, national and regional decarbonisation and adaptation plans in Australia and the Asia-Pacific, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a strong commitment to elevating First Nations and grassroots leadership.
Hybrid format: Delivered in-person at eight regional hubs across Australia and online nationally, and internationally from 2 to 5 November 2026.
HEAL 2026 Conference is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).